Bank of England's Bailey expresses 'profound sadness' over death of Queen Elizabeth II
Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey on Thursday expressed "profound sadness" over the death of Queen Elizabeth II. "It was with profound sadness that I learned of the death of Her Majesty The Queen," Bailey said, in a tweet. On behalf of everyone at the Bank I would like to pass on my deepest condolences to the Royal Family," he wrote. Buckingham Palace announced at roughly 1:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. local time that the queen had passed: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."
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